000
WHUS74 KLCH 032146
MWWLCH
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
346 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015
...PERIODS OF DENSE SEA FOG EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...
.DENSE SEA FOG IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP NEAR THE COAST THIS
EVENING AND SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE COASTAL PARISHES AND
JEFFERSON COUNTY...AS WELL AS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.
VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO ONE MILE...WITH AREAS OF VISIBILITY LESS
THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE
DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT WILL LIKELY LOWER AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY
PRIOR TO THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ONCE THE
FRONT PASSES...STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL
DEVELOP.
GMZ450-452-455-040600-
/O.NEW.KLCH.MF.Y.0010.150304T0000Z-150304T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.GL.A.0003.150305T0900Z-150306T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY
LA OUT 20 NM-
346 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A
GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE NAUTICAL MILE...AND LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER OF A NAUTICAL MILE AT TIMES.
* WINDS AND SEAS: SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR
PLANS.
&&
$$
GMZ470-472-475-040600-
/O.NEW.KLCH.MF.Y.0010.150304T0300Z-150304T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.GL.A.0003.150305T0900Z-150306T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
346 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
* VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE NAUTICAL MILE...AND LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER OF A NAUTICAL MILE AT TIMES.
* WINDS AND SEAS: SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR
LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR
PLANS.
&&
$$
GMZ430-432-435-040600-
/O.NEW.KLCH.MF.Y.0010.150304T0000Z-150304T1800Z/
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
346 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY.
* VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE NAUTICAL MILE...AND LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER OF A NAUTICAL MILE AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$